AIC1578

High-Efficiency, Step-Down DC/DC Converter

FEATURES
DESCRIPTION
• 4V to 20V Input Voltage Operation. The AIC1578 is a high performance step-down
• High Efficiency (up to 95%). DC/DC converter, designed to drive an external
• Low Quiescent Current at 90µA. P-channel MOSFET to generate programmable
• Pulse-Skipping and Pulse-Frequency Modulation. output voltages. Two main schemes of Pulse-
• Inputs-Uncommitted Current Sense Comparator. Skipping and Pulse-Frequency Modulation are
• Duty Cycle Adjustable. employed to maintain low quiescent current and
• 90KHz to 280KHz Oscillator Frequency. high conversion efficiency under wide ranges of
• Power-Saving Shutdown Mode (8µA Typical). input voltage and loading condition. The
• Push-Pull Driver Output. AIC1578 delivers 10mA to 2A of output current
with 87%~93% efficiency at VIN=9V, VOUT=5V
condition. A current sense comparator with both

APPLICATIONS inverting and non-inverting input uncommitted is
included to provide the crucial function of either
• Notebook 5V/3.3V Main Power
• Step-Down DC/DC Converter Module. current limit protection or constant output current
• Constant Current Source for Battery Chargers. control. When the AIC1578 is used in a high-side
current sensing step-down constant current
source, the efficiency is typically greater than

TYPICAL APPLICATION CIRCUIT 90%. Duty cycle can be adjusted to greater than
90% by connecting a resistor from DUTY pin to
VIN * L1 **RS
IRF9Z34
+
VIN. Quiescent current is about 90µA and can be
33µH C3 +
Q1
D1 220µF C4 reduced to 8µA in shutdown mode. Switching
10µF

1N5820
frequency being in around 90KHz to 280KHz
1N5820

D2
range, small size switching components are ideal
VIN CS+
RDUTY
for battery powered portable equipment.
0.1µF

+ C2
100µF

C1 DUTY CS -
R2 1M
Battery

SHDN DRI
1M
FB GND
Control
AIC1578

*Sumida MPP CORE **Charge current=57mV/RS

Constant Current Source for Battery Charger

ORDERING INFORMATION
AIC1578 XX ORDER NUMBER PIN CONFIGURATION

PACKAGE TYPE TOP VIEW

N: PLASTIC DIP AIC1578CN
S: SMALL OUTLINE (PLASTIC DIP) VIN 1 8 CS+
DUTY 2 7 CS-
TEMPERATURE RANGE
SHDN 3 6 DRI
C: 0°C~+70°C
AIC1578CS FB 4 5 GND
(PLASTIC SO)

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ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS

VIN Supply Voltage .....…………............................................................................. 20V
DUTY Voltage .........................................……………................................................ 20V
SHDN Voltage ......................................………….................................................... 15V
Operating Temperature Range ................…………......................................... 0°C~70°C
Storage Temperature Range ......................…………................................. -65°C~ 150°C

TEST CIRCUIT
Refer to Fig. 1 circuit of Application Examples.

ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (VIN= 13V, Ta=25°°C, unless otherwise

specified.)

PARAMETERS CONDITIONS MIN. TYP. MAX. UNIT

Operation Voltage 4 20 V

Quiescent Current VFB = 1.5V 90 160 µA

Shutdown Mode Current V SHDN = 0V 8 20 µA

Internal Reference Voltage 1.16 1.22 1.28 V

Driver Sinking "ON Resistance" 16 Ω

Driver Sourcing "ON Resistance" 11 Ω

Current Limit Sense Threshold VCS+ = 13V 50 70 90 mV

Shutdown Threshold 0.8 1.5 2.4 V

SHDN Pin Leakage Current V SHDN < 15V 1 µA

Duty Cycle VDUTY = VIN 71 %

Oscillator Frequency VDUTY = VIN 225 KHz

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TYPICAL PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS

Frequency & Duty Cycle vs VIN Duty Cycle vsTemperature
90 35 90
Ta = 27°C
85 Duty 30 85
VIN=5V

Frequency (KHz)
80 25
80
Frequency

Duty Cycle (%)

75
Duty (%)

20
75
VIN=13V
70 15
70
65 10

65 VIN=20V
60 50

55 0 60
4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 0 20 40 60 80
VIN ( V) Temperature (°C)

Frequency vs Temperature Duty Cycle vs RDUTY

10
VIN=5V
290
VIN=20V
90
Frequency (KHz)

Duty Cycle (%)

240

VIN=13V 80 VIN=10V
190

VIN=15V
70
140 VIN=5V VIN=20V

RDUTY refer to Typ. App.

90 60
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 0 1 2 3 4
Temperature (°C) RDUTY (MΩ)

Shutdown Current vs VIN Quiescent Current vs VIN

20
11

Ta= 0°C
Shutdown Current (µA)

15 100
Quiescent Current (µA)

Ta=25°C
Ta=0°C
90
10
Ta= 25°C
80 Ta= 70°C
5 Ta=70°C
70

0
4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 60
4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20
VIN (V) VIN (V)

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BLOCK DIAGRAM
Current Limit Comparator
1 70mV 8
VIN CS+
+
-
VIN
DUTY 2 PFM 7
LATCH CS-
OSC

SHDN
3 - 6
DRI
+ Error
Comparator
4 1.22V Output 5
FB GND
Reference Driver
Voltage

PIN DESCRIPTIONS
PIN 1: VIN - 4V to 20V input supply voltage.
PIN 2: DUTY - Duty cycle adjustment pin. To be
tied to the VIN pin directly or
through a resistor RDUTY to adjust
oscillator duty cycle. RDUTY must
be above 1MΩ if VIN=20V.
See TYPICAL PERFORMANCE
CHARACTERISTICS.
PIN 3: SHDN- Logical input to shutdown the
chip:
V SHDN = High for normal
operation.
V SHDN = Low for shutdown.
This pin should not be floating or
forced to greater than 15V. In
shutdown mode DRI pins is at
high level.
PIN 4: FB - Feedback comparator input, to
compare the feedback voltage
with the internal reference
voltage. Connecting a resistor R1
to converter output node and a
resistor R2 to ground yields the
output voltage:
VOUT=1.22 ×(R1+R2)/ R2
PIN 5: GND - Power ground.
PIN 6: DRI - Push-pull driver output to drive
an external P-channel MOSFET
or PNP transistor. When driving
a PNP bipolar transistor, a base
resistor and a capacitor to the
base of PNP are recommended.
PIN 7: CS- - Current sense comparator
inverting input, not to exceed VIN
voltage.
PIN 8: CS+ - Current sense comparator non-
inverting input, not to exceed VIN
voltage.

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APPLICATION EXAMPLES
Efficiency vs Load Current
100
VOUT=5V
+ VIN

100µF
0.1µF
C2 C1 6.4 ~ 20V 95

Efficiency (%)
VIN CS+
VIN=6.4
DUTY CS- IRF9Z34 V VIN=9V
90
AIC1578
Q1 33µH VOUT
SHDN DRI
5V
GND *L1 +

5V/2A
FB 85
300µF VIN=16
1N5820
D1 C3 V

R2 R1 8010
100 1000
47K *:Sumida MPP Core
15.4K Load Current (mA)

Fig. 1 5V Step-Down Converter

Efficiency vs Load Current

95

VOUT=3.3V
VIN
+ VIN=6V
100µF
0.1µF

C2 C1 6 ~ 20V 90

CS+
Efficiency (%)

VIN

DUTY CS- IRF9Z34 85

AIC1578
Q1 VOUT
SHDN DRI 33µH VIN=9V
5V
GND *L1
+
3.3V/2A

FB 80
1N5820 300µF
C3 VIN=16V
D1

R2 R1 75
10 10 1000
47K *:Sumida MPP Core Load Current (mA)
27.4K

Fig. 2 3.3V Step-Down Converter

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R4 1N4148 220 R10

Trickle Charge
R9 1.5K
1K 1N5820

Fast Charge
IRF9Z34 33µH D3 RS VBATT
+ C8 R11
*L1 + C7
VIN Q1 D1 C3 220µF C4 + D2 R6 100µF
0.1µF 1.5K
1N5820 10µF 390K

BATTERY
R8
RDUTY VIN CS+ VBT VREF
100µF

C2 +
0.1µF

C1 + 150K

4.7µF
DUTY CS- GND VDD

0.1µF
1M 1M C5 C6
SHDN DRI TIMER VOUT
R13 R5 R7
FB GND 150K MODE LED
1M
AIC1578 AIC1761/1766
1M
*:Sumida MPP Core R12
NOTE: RS =0.1Ω, charge current =0.5A ±10%, VIN>VBATT +3.5V
RS =0.05Ω, charge current =1A±10%, VIN>VBATT +4V
RS =0.033Ω, charge current =1.5A ±10%, VIN>VBATT +4.5V
Efficiency>90%, measured at CS- node
Fig. 3 Battery Charge Circuit with High-Side Current Sensing Constant Current Source

PHYSICAL DIMENSIONS

8 LEAD PLASTIC SO (unit: mm)
D
SYMBOL MIN MAX
A 1.35 1.75
H A1 0.10 0.25
E
B 0.33 0.51
C 0.19 0.25
D 4.80 5.00
e
E 3.80 4.00
A
C e 1.27(TYP)
H 5.80 6.20
A1

B L
L 0.40 1.27

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8 LEAD PLASTIC DIP (unit: mm)

D SYMBOL MIN MAX
A1 0.381 —
E1
A2 2.92 4.96
b 0.35 0.56
E C 0.20 0.36

A2 D 9.01 10.16
A1 E 7.62 8.26
L C
E1 6.09 7.12
eB
b e
e 2.54 (TYP)
eB — 10.92
L 2.92 3.81

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